Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine

Case Report: J Korean Acad Rehabil Med. 2008;32(4):481-484.; Arnold-Chiari Type I Malformation with Hemihypertrophy: A case report.; Park, Geun Young , Park, Joo Hyun , Kim, Yoon Hee , Kim, Sae Hyun; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea. heart17@catholic.ac.kr

Abstract: The association between Arnold-Chiari type 1 malformation and hemihypertrophy has not been appreciated but a few case reports have suggested their association and proposed a common pathogenesis of dysembryoplasia of mesoderm. We report a case of 17 year-old girl presenting with left side hemihypertrophy and scoliosis. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study of brain and spine revealed underlying Arnold- Chiari type 1 malformation and syringomyelia. The purpose of this paper is to emphasize the need for central nervous system evaluation in patients with hemihypertrophy. (J Korean Acad Rehab Med 2008; 32: 481-484)

Keywords :Hemihypertrophy, Arnold-Chiari I malformation, Syringomyelia